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6 that the sharing of your faith may
become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you[b] in Christ Jesus. (Philemon 1:6 NKJV)

In my life group, we have been discussing what faith is and exploring
how important it is for us to know who we are in Christ. It has continued me on
an amazing journey of revelation and knowledge in Jesus. A journey that will
never end.

Let me keep this short. How important is it? Extremely important. What
you believe directs every one of your decisions, believer in Jesus or not. So who
you believe you are in Christ and in
turn Christ in you is not only
important but critical to the direction that you take in your life. But I want
to focus just quickly on how it translates into the effectiveness of you
sharing Jesus with others.

6 that the sharing of your faith
may become effective by the acknowledgment of every good thing which is in you[b] in Christ Jesus.

Paul clearly points out in this scripture that your faith becomes
effective when you acknowledge (definition
of acknowledge; 1. admit something, 2. show awareness of something 3. show
appreciation of something 4. recognize somebody or something legally (my
favourite) 5. thank somebody officially( also a favourite)) all the good things which are in you in Christ Jesus.

So my challenge to you if you want to be effective at sharing your faith
is to find out who Jesus is and in turn, who you are in Him. It will firmly set
you in to the Rock. No more maybes, no more ‘if’s’ or ‘but’s’, just pure identification
with Jesus. Your faith in Him will become contagious to others, believers and non-believers.

How do you do this? Search through your Bible from Acts to Revelation
looking for any sentence that contains ‘in Christ’, ‘In Him’ or ‘in you’. You
will be surprised how often it comes up.

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